[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community Choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

Viva was founded as "Sandnes Music School's Girls Choir" in 1968, and was opened for boys in 1997, with the new name Sandnes Musikkskoles Ungdomskor (SMUK). In 2007 the name was changed to"VIVA, Sandnes Kulturskolekor", Viva for sh...  moreViva was founded as "Sandnes Music School's Girls Choir" in 1968, and was opened for boys in 1997, with the new name Sandnes Musikkskoles Ungdomskor (SMUK). In 2007 the name was changed to"VIVA, Sandnes Kulturskolekor", Viva for short, when we talk about us. Our leading text for working with the children is what Pablo Casals once said: "Each second we live is a new and special moment, a never returning moment. We should tell every child: "Do you know what you are? You are a miracle! You are wonderful! In the whole wide world there is no-one like you!""  less

Stabat Mater Mvt 11 'Inflammatus et accensus' by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Cantores Celestes Women's Choir LIVE in CONCERT May 4, 2019 Celebrating 30 years Kelly Galbraith, director Stephen Boda, organ Emperor Quartet Ryan Harper, recording engin...  moreStabat Mater Mvt 11 'Inflammatus et accensus' by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Cantores Celestes Women's Choir LIVE in CONCERT May 4, 2019 Celebrating 30 years Kelly Galbraith, director Stephen Boda, organ Emperor Quartet Ryan Harper, recording engineer Kelly Galbraith, producer  

De Profundis Clamavi - Kurt Bikkembergs. Jeugdkoor Cantilene "Luc Anthonis" Ekeren muziek music Choir "live concert" "live music" "a cappella" vocal

Formed in the UK in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 2011, Voice of the Town is a mixed-voice adult vocal group. The group was set up to perform exciting vocal material at a variety of events, and to give men and women who love singing, the platform to get involved...  moreFormed in the UK in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 2011, Voice of the Town is a mixed-voice adult vocal group. The group was set up to perform exciting vocal material at a variety of events, and to give men and women who love singing, the platform to get involved in a fun and sociable musical experience. The Voice of The Town family has now grown and not only do we have our Choir in Newcastle, but we now have Choirs in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Birmingham.  

指揮Conductor：連芳貝Tracy Lien 薩克斯風Sax：李昆峰 We tried a new style of music, featuring the combination of sacred music with saxophone improvisation. This part including 5 songs from different times： 1.Gregorian chant【Ave Maria】 2.Giovanni Croce【O Vos Omne...  more指揮Conductor：連芳貝Tracy Lien 薩克斯風Sax：李昆峰 We tried a new style of music, featuring the combination of sacred music with saxophone improvisation. This part including 5 songs from different times： 1.Gregorian chant【Ave Maria】 2.Giovanni Croce【O Vos Omnes】 3.Jacques Arcadelt【Ave Maria】 4.G. P. da Palestrina【Adoramus te】 5.Morten Lauridsen【O Magnum Mysterium】  

Crescendo is a distinguished music organization based in Lakeville, Connecticut, with a strong presence in the Berkshires and surrounding regions. It specializes in choral and early music—notably Renaissance, Baroque, and rarely heard repertoire—and is de...  moreCrescendo is a distinguished music organization based in Lakeville, Connecticut, with a strong presence in the Berkshires and surrounding regions. It specializes in choral and early music—notably Renaissance, Baroque, and rarely heard repertoire—and is dedicated to delivering emotionally resonant, historically informed performances. Winner of the Chorus America/ASCAP Alice Parker Award, Crescendo invites choral singers to audition for its 22nd season.This season, our repertoire spans 16th-century motets, works by Johann Sebastian Bach, and contemporary music in the Piazzolla style, featuring the U.S. premiere of Martín Palmeri’s A Jewish Cantata (2022). Our rehearsals take place on Monday evenings starting in September at Trinity Lime Rock Lakeville, Connecticut.  less

G.T. Holst: I Love My Love The Waldorf Student Choir - Conductor: László Bencze Nancy: Réka Laczkó, the Boy: Áron Csutoros Written and Directed by László Bencze Director of Photography: Tamás Novinszki Editor: László Bencze Music recorded in the Lut...  moreG.T. Holst: I Love My Love The Waldorf Student Choir - Conductor: László Bencze Nancy: Réka Laczkó, the Boy: Áron Csutoros Written and Directed by László Bencze Director of Photography: Tamás Novinszki Editor: László Bencze Music recorded in the Lutheran Church at Bécsi Kapu Square (Budapest) by Miklós Lengyelfi II. Original unaltered version. Special Thanks: Eszter Dániel, Szabolcs Csanicz, Bulcsú Bencze, Jurányi Art Incubator House, Independently Together (FÜGE) --------------------------------- I Love My Love [Cornish Folksong] by G. T. Holst Abroad as I was walking, one evening in the spring, I heard a maid in Bedlam so sweetly for to sing; Her chains she rattled with her hands, And thus replied she: "I love my love because I know my love loves me! O cruel were his parents who sent my love to sea, And cruel was the ship that bore my love from me; Yet I love his parents since they're his although They've ruined me: I love my love because I know my love loves me! With straw I'...    less

The People’s Orchestra is your local community orchestra specialising in music from film, tv and games – with some classical thrown in too! Turning music on its head with its repertoire and unlimited section numbers, The People’s Orchestra is not afraid t...  moreThe People’s Orchestra is your local community orchestra specialising in music from film, tv and games – with some classical thrown in too! Turning music on its head with its repertoire and unlimited section numbers, The People’s Orchestra is not afraid to perform in new and exciting events. The People’s Orchestra Charity was founded to foster community music making into supporting those most vulnerable in our local communities with back to work or education support. With the continued support of brilliant staff, volunteers and musicians, the charity has grown from strength to strength, bringing the joy of music to more communities across the UK through our growing ensembles.  less

Bernard Hughes’s music has been performed at major venues in Britain and abroad and received a number of broadcasts on BBC Radio 3. A CD of his choral music, I am the Song, was released in 2016 on Signum Classics. Bernard’s music featured on the Horrible ...  moreBernard Hughes’s music has been performed at major venues in Britain and abroad and received a number of broadcasts on BBC Radio 3. A CD of his choral music, I am the Song, was released in 2016 on Signum Classics. Bernard’s music featured on the Horrible Histories film Bill (2015), and he co-produced the album, Not Now, Bernard & Other Stories, performed Orchestra of the Swan and Alexander Armstrong, released in February 2020. In January 2020 Bernard’s choral music was featured in a portrait concert by the BBC Singers, and in November 2020 one of the pieces from that concert, I Sing of Love, was nominated by the Ivors Academy for an Ivors Composer Award. With Bernard's kind permission I am releasing this video of my multitrack performance of a part of his mass, dating from around 2006.  less